🎉 Five Years of the Nuclear Ban Treaty! 🌏✌️
Today, 22 January 2026, we celebrate five years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force — a historic step toward a world free of nuclear weapons. To date, 74 countries have ratified this treaty. Back in 2021, supporters gathered at New Brighton Pier in Christchurch, including students, academics, long-time campaigners, and even some anti-nuclear dogs joining in the excitement! Across Aotearoa and globally, events in Auckland, Wellington, and Geneva marked this historic day.
Five years on, nuclear-armed states remain outside the treaty, but the TPNW has already shifted power, changed conversations, and shown that collective action works. There is still a lot of work to do — but today we celebrate how far we’ve come and the hope this treaty brings for a safer, nuclear-free future.
The TPNW has:
✅ Made nuclear weapons illegal under international law
✅ Placed nuclear justice at the centre of global debates, giving survivors a voice
✅ Challenged the myth of nuclear deterrence
✅ Made discussions on nuclear weapons more democratic
✅ Pressured financial institutions to divest from the nuclear weapons industry
📽️ Watch our 2021 Christchurch event video and relive the celebrations here!
